When it comes to baking, BakeMark has its own secret ingredient: a team of passionate talented employees. For over 100 years, BakeMark has stood for excellence in quality and service, for our customers, our stakeholders and our colleagues. We attribute our success to our colleagues and their contributions towards meeting the needs of our customers and stakeholders. We shall share our values and ways of working. We are passionate about the baking industry. We excel at creating strong partnerships within the company and with our loyal customers. We love to innovate and thrive to manufacture and deliver performing bakery products and world-class customer service.

With over 100 years of service to the baking industry, BakeMark is recognized as an industry leader and trusted partner for quality bakery ingredients, products, supplies and service. BakeMark is a manufacturer and distributor with 23 branches conveniently-located across the U.S.

At BakeMark we appreciate our employees and their families and offer a competitive pay and a full suite of benefits:

• Competitive Compensation
• Health, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance (Comprehensive healthcare benefits package, with many coverage options at a very low employee cost)
• 401K (generous retirement benefits) with a Company Match
• Paid Holidays and Paid Time Off

Summary: Manage inventory of BakeMark USA Manufactured, commodities and general resale merchandise at assigned BakeMark location(s). Manages inventory levels and turns to insure that budgeted service levels and financial targets are met. Insures all products that are purchased are of quality and standards identified in the BakeMark approved specifications. Insures Branch General Managers are aware of actual and market cost changes and are involved in strategic pricing decisions where appropriate.

Essential Duties, Responsibilities, and Qualifications:

• Clear reporting on the period GM report is a key requirement, with clear actions for deficiencies as well as opportunities.
• Manage Branch (all) inventory levels for assigned vendors.
• Using the MARS forecasting module and appropriate NDS reports, calculates economic order quantities, prepares and places purchase orders, reviews vendor confirmations for accuracy and maintains accurate product and freight costs by performing timely and accurate cost maintenance in the NDS system.
• Negotiates, analyses and arranges the most financially beneficial transportation of product from approved suppliers to BUSA Branch.
• Ensures that all freight discounts such as pick up allowances and bracket discounts are reviewed and utilized when it financially benefits the company.
• Reviews margin, service level, obsolescence and inventory turn results, compares them to established objectives, and takes steps to ensure that appropriate measures are taken to correct unsatisfactory results.
• Maintains MARS purchasing data fields to ensure that budgeted customer satisfaction goals are consistently achieved.
• Evaluates the results of physical inventory counts or cycle counts to determine procedural deficiencies and takes appropriate actions to correct these deficiencies.
• Maintains good communications with other departments such as sales, accounting and warehouse to ensure proper inventory and cash flow.
• Discusses defective or unacceptable goods or services with management, sales and quality control personnel to determine source of trouble and take corrective action.
• Follows up on all customer requests and questions to ensure appropriate response is made and customer is satisfied.
• Administrative experience 1 year preferred.

BakeMark is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at BakeMark via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written agreement in place for this position from BakeMark HR/Recruitment will be deemed the sole property of BakeMark. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by BakeMark as a result of the referral or through other means.

BakeMark is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment, in accordance with the requirements of all applicable state and federal laws, on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, age or any other basis prohibited by law.